Born Free USA Press Releaseshttp://www.bornfreeusa.org/press.php?tempskin=_atomb2evolution2018-03-20T03:20:59ZBornFreeUsaPressReleaseshttps://feedburner.google.comBorn Free USA Sues Administration Over Lack of Transparency on Newly Appointed Council that Promotes Trophy HuntingBorn Free USAhttp://www.bornfreeusa.org/press.php?p=6340&more=12018-03-14T17:13:00Z2018-03-14T17:28:00Z<p>Washington, D.C. -- Born Free USA, a global leader in animal welfare and wildlife conservation leading the charge against the outdated and brutal sport of trophy hunting, today filed a <a href="http://www.bornfreeusa.org/downloads/pdf/FOIAcomplaintforCouncil-final_Redacted-2.pdf" target="_blank">complaint against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service</a>. The suit, filed over a neglected Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request about the newly formed International Wildlife Conservation Council (IWCC), also argues that the council was formed under the guise of conservation with no balanced perspectives on the negative impact of international trophy hunting.</p><img src="http://www.bornfreeusa.org/skins/images/lib-more.gif" alt="" align="absmiddle" border="0"> <a href="http://www.bornfreeusa.org/press.php?p=6340&amp;more=1#more6340">Read more</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BornFreeUsaPressReleases/~4/cqjHFPlQ2Sk" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://www.bornfreeusa.org/press.php?p=6340&more=1241 Conservation Groups, including Born Free USA, Urge Lawmakers to Reject Anti-Wildlife RidersBorn Free USAhttp://www.bornfreeusa.org/press.php?p=6319&more=12018-02-07T15:09:00Z2018-02-07T15:09:02Z<p>Washington, D.C. -- More than 240 environmental, animal welfare, and conservation organizations &ndash; including Born Free USA &ndash; sent a letter to House and Senate leadership today, calling on them to reject riders in 2018 Interior Department and Environmental Protection Agency appropriations legislation that would erode the Endangered Species Act and other safeguards for wildlife. The letter comes as Congress is poised to pass yet another continuing resolution that could pave the way for negotiations to begin on a final omnibus appropriations bill for FY 2018.</p><img src="http://www.bornfreeusa.org/skins/images/lib-more.gif" alt="" align="absmiddle" border="0"> <a href="http://www.bornfreeusa.org/press.php?p=6319&amp;more=1#more6319">Read more</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BornFreeUsaPressReleases/~4/G7xw9feUAaE" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://www.bornfreeusa.org/press.php?p=6319&more=1